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Ordinance of October 19, 1977, on Patents for Inventions (status as of November 2, 1999), Switzerland

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Year of Version 1999 Dates Entry into force: January 1, 1978 Adopted: October 19, 1977 Type of Text Main IP Laws Subject Matter Patents (Inventions), Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets), Plant Variety Protection Notes The notification by Switzerland to the WTO under Article 63.2 of TRIPS states:
'In respect of Patents, Switzerland and Liechtenstein constitute a single territory'.
'Examination of applications for patents and issue of patents for inventions, right of priority, immunity deriving from an exhibition, administrative remedies, register of patents, applications for European patents and international applications, opposition procedure in prior examinations, etc.'
'Art. 4, 6, 14, 15, 17, 18, 20, 39, 39(a), 40, 42, 43, 55, 61, 62, 62(a), 63, 82, 110(a), 119, 124, 125(a), 125(b), 126 and 127(a) to (m) (adopted on 17 May 1995): Right of priority, supplementary protection certificates for medicines, etc.'
'Art. 1, 3, 10, 12, 14, 16, 17, 17a, 18(a) to (d), 19, 19(a), 20, 21, 24, 37, 38, 39, 39(a), 43(a), 48, 49, 51, 61, 61(a), 62, 62(a), 63, 69, 71, 90, 96, 103, 105, 106, 111-113, 118, 118(a) and 127(b) (adopted on 25 October 1995): Amendments following the assumption by the Federal Institute for Intellectual Property on 1 January 1996 of the tasks of the Federal Office for Intellectual Property.'
'Art. 18.1, 18(c)2 and 18(c)3, 21.5, 62.2, 62(a)2 and 69.1 (adopted on 17 September 1997): Amendments resulting from the abolition of annual renewal fees for the third and fourth years following patent application filing (due date of annual fees, advance payment, annual fees payable as of fifth year of date of filing). Notice of end of examination procedure.'
'Art. 4(a), 6, 14(h) to (k), 17, 23, 25.3, 28.2, 28.4, 32.5, 58.1 and heading of Art. 65 (German version of the law only); Art. 89.3, 92.2, 93.3, the heading of Art. 95 and Art. 95.3, Art. 108; Art. 110 (repealed); Art. 118(a), 120; heading preceding Art. 125(a); Art. 126.1 and 126.2; heading preceding Art. 127(a); Art. 127(a)1, 127(b)1(b)2 and 127(f)1 (adopted on 31 March 1999): Electronic communication, electronic data processing (processing per se, storage and publication); impossibility of notification; exclusion from the examination procedure; annual renewal fees for European patents; possibility of filing international applications in English; international search; supplementary protection certificates for phytosanitary products, etc.'
'Arts. 89 and 90: safeguarding of industrial or business secrets in application dossiers and in the patents register'.

Available Texts Main text(s) Main text(s) French Ordonnance du 19 octobre 1977 relative aux brevets d'invention (état au 2 novembre 1999) PDF HTML
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IP/N/1/CHE/P/6
WIPO Lex No. CH105